Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown | A Supreme Blue
With A Supreme Blue, Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown join forces for a vibrant collaboration that bridges generations of jazz while embracing the energy of funk, soul, hip-hop, and fusion. Bringing together Payton’s visionary trumpet work and Butcher Brown’s fearless, groove-driven approach, the album feels both deeply rooted in tradition and unmistakably contemporary. Recorded with […]
Fathers | Fathers
With FATHERS, Kiefer, Carrtoons, Nate Smith, and Kenneth Blume come together for a deeply personal and collaborative project that celebrates connection, legacy, and the transformative experience of fatherhood. Blending jazz, soul, hip-hop, and improvisation, the album unfolds with warmth, honesty, and effortless musical chemistry. Built around intimate grooves, expressive piano, fluid basslines, and Nate Smith’s […]
bklyn | favourite things 6.26
bklyn favourite things 6.26 – Bullion feat. L Devine, Agile Experiments, Apollo Brown, Baba Zula, Błoto + Ion D feat. DJ Eprom, Blue Earth Sound, Brian Jackson feat. Black Thought, Conic Rose, corto.alto feat. anaiis, Erica Tucceri, Fink, Greg Spero feat. Noah Allen, Mattia Muller, Jack Kuelling & Joav Ganor, Heem, Levi Hayes, Fel Mont […]
Apollo Brown | No Pressure, No Diamond.
With No Pressure, No Diamond., Detroit producer Apollo Brown delivers another masterclass in soulful hip-hop production, proving that restraint and patience can be just as powerful as intensity. Built on warm, dusty samples, rich orchestration, and his unmistakable boom bap foundation, the album reflects the idea that growth is often forged through adversity. Brown’s cinematic […]
Michael Benedikt | Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never by Michael Benedikt is a five-track EP rooted in spontaneity, expression, and the human touch. Drawing from a jazz-informed approach, the project explores the subtle nuances of phrasing and timing, where each note is placed with intention, reflecting a deeply personal musical identity. Recorded entirely with real instruments and analog gear, […]
Tenderlonious | Africa/Brass Live
In 1961, John Coltrane walked into a recording studio with 21 musicians and made history. Africa/Brass, his first album for Impulse!, captured the spirit of a continent in the midst of revolution, blending soaring saxophone lines, lush brass arrangements, and hypnotic modal passages that would influence artists from Terry Riley to Steve Reich. Sixty-four years […]
Bullion | Nearly
With Nearly, British producer Bullion returns with another effortlessly inventive collection that blurs the boundaries between art-pop, electronic music, and off-kilter soul. Known for his playful approach to production and understated songwriting, Bullion crafts a record that feels intimate, unpredictable, and quietly captivating. Built around warm synths, understated grooves, and subtly layered arrangements, the album […]
Secret Voices | Caravan
With Caravan, Secret Voices present a richly atmospheric collection that drifts between contemporary jazz, ambient textures, and cinematic composition. The album unfolds with patience, allowing subtle melodies, spacious arrangements, and understated rhythms to create a sense of movement and quiet discovery. Balancing improvisation with carefully crafted sound design, the group builds immersive pieces that feel […]
corto.alto – Some Small Fortune
“SOME SMALL FORTUNE” finds Shortall at his most expansive and unpredictably exciting. It showcases his widest range of features to date, additionally collaborating with the likes of Mick Jenkins, anaiis, Oscar Jerome, Jacob Alon, BINA., Terra Kin and Eriff alongside his longtime Glaswegian band, to produce an electronic, classical, pop and indie-influenced record that extends […]
Agile Experiments | Havana
With ‘Havana’, the thirteenth entry in his shape-shifting Agile Experiments project, multi-instrumentalist/producer Dave De Rose channels the heat-hazed, tympanic pulse of Cuba’s capital into a document of joyous collective improvisation, ecstatic groove alchemy and meticulously original choices of post-production. Following 2024’s ‘Loukoumades’ album, forged of Athenian experimental sound-art within a hip-hop slang, De Rose thrusts […]
Saul Williams | Leap Life
With his upcoming record, ‘Leap Life,’ Williams expands the definition of what music itself can be, operating on the philosophy that “the voice is the instrument.” Throughout the album, Williams speaks, chants, improvises and testifies over fluid arrangements that blur the lines between spoken word, jazz abstraction, hip-hop cadence, West African rhythmic logic, ambient composition […]
bklyn | favourite things 5.26
bklyn favourite things 5.26 – Agile Experiments, Aja Monet, Alden Hellmuth, Błoto & Ion D, Boards of Canada, Bolbec, Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Moodymann, Chiminyo, Kaidi Akinnibi, Oscar Jerome, Charlie Stacey, Rudi Creswick & Magnus Mehta, Ezra Collective feat. Pa Salieu, Fink, FKJ, Flea, Kiri Ra!, Leifur James, […]
Okvsho | Frozen Flashes
With ‘Frozen Flashes’, Swiss duo Okvsho continue their journey through the outer edges of contemporary jazz, blending intricate rhythms, electronic textures, and improvisational freedom into a vibrant and forward-thinking sound. Built around the intuitive interplay of brothers Georg and Christoph Kiss, the album balances technical precision with a playful sense of exploration. Drawing from jazz, broken […]
Nomieye | Tapestry of an Echo
‘Tapestry of an Echo’ is the debut EP by Nomieye – the modular-synthesizer alias of London-based jazz-adjacent and improvising trombonist Rosie Turton. An ode to the memory and history embodied in mountains and nature, and our relationship to the more-than-human-world: ‘Tapestry of an Echo’ explores our memory of nature and place in connection to the […]
The Heliocentrics | Nuclear War
With Nuclear War, The Heliocentrics revisit and reinterpret one of the most powerful protest songs in modern music, transforming it into a sprawling, genre-defying statement. Known for their fearless approach to blending jazz, psychedelic funk, world music, and experimental grooves, the London collective injects new urgency and depth into the material. Driven by hypnotic rhythms, […]
FKJ | Tyber
With Tyber, French multi-instrumentalist and producer FKJ continues to blur the boundaries between jazz, soul, electronic music, and improvisation. Built around his trademark blend of live instrumentation and meticulous production, the album feels both intimate and expansive, capturing moments of spontaneity while maintaining a strong cinematic flow. Warm keyboards, fluid basslines, organic percussion, and layered […]
Yazz Ahmed | Shinrin Yoku
With Shinrin Yoku, acclaimed trumpeter and composer Yazz Ahmed invites listeners into a meditative world inspired by the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” — the act of immersing oneself in nature to restore balance and well-being. Blending her distinctive fusion of contemporary jazz, Arabic influences, and atmospheric sound design, Ahmed crafts a record that feels […]
Lisathe | Watch Out For The Horse Behind You
On ‘Watch Out For The Horse Behind You’, Australian trio Lisathe continue their exploration of spacious, cinematic instrumental music, blending ambient jazz, post-rock, and improvisation into a deeply immersive listening experience. Built around the interplay of guitar, bass, and drums, the album unfolds with patience and subtlety, allowing melodies to emerge gradually from layers of […]